During their interviews with players, teams want to put players in uncomfortable spots to see how they think on their feet, to gauge reactions rather than canned answers prepared weeks or months in advance. But sometimes, in their effort to be clever, teams cross the line.

At age 21 or 22, I would be stunned by that question and knowing what may be at stake, I probably say the wrong thing, take a swing or walk out. Maybe even say, I’m not sure what you mean, please expound.

As a mature man, I’d answer by saying, yes she’s attractive as a parent, as my mother, she’s very attractive. Then I would pivot to ask him the same question.

No they didn’t it’s funny. Anybody who has played football would of had things much worse said to them. Whoever gets upset or angry with these questions are exactly the people that team doesn’t want.

I totally get why these questions are asked and I like that they ask them. Better then asking them what super power they would want, what animal they would be, or there favorite color. Like modern interviewers do to normal people.

I’m sure whoever asked that question was only trying to put it out there that he was looking for action. You know, kind of like when you were a kid and you asked some dude if his sister is hot or asked a girl if she had any hot friends. The guy probably took look at some strapping young buck and thought I bet his mom is hot and I think I will find out if I’m right.

If the goal is to see if a guy gets flustered or not then yeah, I get it. Lot of trash talk out on that field and the guys that can’t take it wind up suspended OBJ style. If they were truly interested in the answer however I think it’s time for that team to start shopping GMs. . .

Who is the author to determine that a line has been crossed? It’s a question. Answer it, or don’t, and move on. Why must everything be an issue? What happened to this country that everyone is offended by everything?

All these amateur psychologists should be ashamed of themselves. There should be an athlete advocate or at least a neutral third party in the room for every interview so the good ol’ boy club can’t get their sick little twisted kicks asking this nonsensical crap.

There is a big difference between attractive, and being attracted to. I’m certainly not “attracted to” my mom, but I think she is an attractive woman. Am I supposed to go feel bad about myself now because I think my mom is attractive?

Why must everything be an issue? What happened to this country that everyone is offended by everything?
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three things. 1) Reagan killed the Fairness Doctrine 2) Clinton signed the Telecommunications Act and 3) Social media. Put those together and you have your answer. Good and Bad.

“Who is the author to determine that a line has been crossed? It’s a question. Answer it, or don’t, and move on. Why must everything be an issue? What happened to this country that everyone is offended by everything?”

I am offended with the font you used and the amount of questions you’ve asked in this one statement. I demand an apology!

“Whoever gets upset or angry with these questions are exactly the people that team doesn’t want.”
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That logic would hold if they had absolutely nothing outside these interviews to make judgments on. But since they know basically everything about the guy, including if he’d had discipline problems in college and high school what exactly is the point beyond coming across a total d-bags?

And then when things get contentious come contract time they’ll sit around the front office wondering why the guy doesn’t show any appreciation towards them.

It is a typically “pull off script” type of question. If a player is just giving canned answers you need to shake up the questions and ask something that you know he has not prepared for. All things considered it was a polite question asking to confirm a positive about the players mother while just off base enough to get him to have to think about his response very carefully. Getting angry about it would be the worse response possible.

It was Mark Davis… I can picture Tommy boy with his bowl cut giggling to himself as he asked that question … Could be Tressman he looks like a creep … Or it could be Rex dressed like Rob with the wig , lots of options.

These questions can tap into the mental makeup of players, or even the reactions to them can tell something.

I can’t believe all this time later Jeff Ireland is still getting run of the coals. Once again he repeated back what DB had offered up on his own. I believe the original question he asked was what line of work is your father in.

That’s crosses the line but he will probably hear that and much worse in the locker room and on the football field.

Many years ago on a solstice and a friend showed me the balance an egg on the tip… I went to Google to ask why…. so I typed “why does” and the autofill of common searches kicked in and the 3rd or 4th one was “does my mom turn me on”